speedometres

Dashboard speed displays

Speedometres is the British spelling of speedometers—instruments that measure and display how fast a vehicle is traveling.

The speedometre sits prominently on a car's dashboard, typically showing speed in both miles and kilometres per hour.

The speedometre crept past ninety.

instrumentation

dashboard

Vehicle control panel

  • gaugeStandard of measurement
  • dialGraduated circular indicator
  • needlePointed implement for sewing

odometer · tachometer · display · panel · readout · indicator · cluster · console · instrument · bezel

electronic

sensor

Input-detecting device

  • signalMessage-conveying cue
  • processorComponent that executes instructions
  • GPSSatellite-based location technology

digital · display · microcontroller · circuit · wiring · pulse · frequency · software · calibration · programming

measurement

velocity

Directed rate of motion

accuracy · calibration · units · increments · graduation · scale · range · precision · error · tolerance

driving

speeding

Exceeding posted velocity limits

monitoring · glancing · checking · ticket · enforcement · awareness · highway · traffic · pace · velocity

vehicles

car

Wheeled motor vehicle

boat · aircraft · scooter · moped · speedboat · snowmobile · ATV · RV · bus · lorry

mechanical

cable

Heavy-duty woven line

  • gearToothed wheel or belongings
  • magnetObject producing attractive field
  • rotatingTurning on an axis

spinning · mechanism · housing · shaft · worm gear · transmission · pickup · lubrication · bounce · sticking

Family

speed, meter, speedy, metres, metric, speedometer, metrical, speedometers

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G